International Museum Day
In 1977, ICOM recognized a resolution designating May 18th as International Museum Day to encourage recognition for museums and provide a reminder to governments and the general public of the very special role museums play in preserving cultural heritage. AAM and ICOM urge museums across the country to recognize International Museum Day within their institutions.

Museums and Community
AAM’s Museums and Community initiative encouraged museums to look outward toward the communities they intend to serve and to make their assets of information, collections, and expert human resources more broadly available to increasingly diverse publics. 

Museums and Diversity National Initiative
AAM provides news about its collaborative national initiative to promote and sustain inclusive practices in museums as well as other resources and links.

National Collections Planning Colloquium
This 2002 colloquium, designed by AAM and presented with support from the National Museum of American History, resulted in valuable tools to aid in the collections planning process.

National Interpretive Planning Colloquium
This 2005 colloquium was an effort to identify characteristics of effective interpretive planning and outline ways in which it may be accomplished.  See also National Interpretation Project.

Nazi-Era Provenance
AAM provides guidelines, recommendations, and tools for addressing the issue of objects in U.S. museum collections that changed hands in Continental Europe during the Nazi era (1933-1945).

Small Museums
AAM provides resources, links, and program information tailored to the needs of small museums.